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Folio 117r - "The Angel on the Tomb" - of the Pericopes of Henry II, created in the 11th Century. The manuscript is now maintained in Munich, at the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library). Image online, courtesy Wikimedia Commons.

After Jesus was buried, religious leaders wanted to make sure no one stole his body. They went to Pilate and said:

We remember that while he was still alive the deceiver said, 'After three days I will rise again.' So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first.